Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A wearable apparatus, the wearable apparatus comprising: a wearable image sensor; and at least one processor programmed to: receive, from the wearable image sensor, a facial image of an individual with whom a user of the wearable apparatus is interacting; receive sound data captured during the interacting; process at least a portion of the sound data to determine a spoken name of the individual, wherein determining the spoken name includes accessing a database of names and comparing words parsed from the sound data with names in the database; convert the spoken name to text; store, in memory, text associated with the spoken name in a manner associating the text with the facial image; after a subsequent encounter with the individual, receive, from the wearable image sensor, a subsequent facial image of the individual; perform a look-up of an identity of the individual based on the subsequent facial image; receive, from the memory the text of the spoken name of the individual; and cause a display in text of the name of the individual on a device paired with the wearable apparatus.
2. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , where the at least one processor is further programmed to: prior to storing, cause a display to the user of a presumed name of the individual; and prompt the user to confirm the displayed presumed name of the individual.
3. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , where the at least one processor is further programmed to: prior to storing, enable the user to alter the text.
4. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the database is included in a remote server.
5. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein storing, in the memory, the text associated with the spoken name in the manner associating the text with the facial image, includes storing the text in association with a previously captured facial image.
6. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein processing the portion of the sound data to determine the spoken name of the individual includes accessing a remote server.
7. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory is included in a remote server accessible over one or more networks.
8. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sound data is obtained from a sound sensor in a housing that includes the wearable image sensor.
9. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sound data is obtained from a sound sensor included within the device.
10. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to determine a name based on analysis of text in an image.
11. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the device is a mobile communication device.
12. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to store the subsequent facial image in memory in association with the text of the spoken name.
13. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , where the at least one processor is further programmed to enable the user to edit the received text of the spoken name.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for use in a system employing a wearable image sensor pairable with a mobile communications device, the computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform steps, comprising: receiving from a wearable image sensor worn by a user, a facial image of an individual with whom the user is interacting; receiving a sound file captured during the interacting; processing at least a portion of the sound file to determine a spoken name of the individual, wherein determining the spoken name includes accessing a database of names and comparing words parsed from the sound data with names in the database; converting the spoken name to text; storing in memory, text associated with the spoken name in a manner associating the text with the facial image; upon a subsequent encounter with the individual, receiving from the wearable image sensor a subsequent facial image of the individual; performing a look-up of an identity of the individual based on the subsequent facial image; recalling from memory the text of the spoken name of the individual; and displaying in text on the mobile communications device of the user, the name of the individual.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , the steps further comprising, prior to storing, displaying to the user a presumed name of the individual, and prompting the user to confirm.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , the steps further comprising, prior to storing, enabling the user to alter the text.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein storing in memory text associated with the spoken name in a manner associating the text with the facial image, includes storing the text in association with a facial image previously captured.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , the steps further comprising, storing the subsequent facial image in memory in association with the text of the spoken name.
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March 2, 2021
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